emotions

noun

Definition of emotionsnext
plural of emotion
as in feelings
a subjective response to a person, thing, or situation my emotions after hearing the shocking news went from utter disbelief to overwhelming sorrow

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Recent Examples of emotions By cutting a night of sleep short by an hour or two or more, a teenager loses this vital time for the brain to solidify learning into memories and process emotions. — Lynne Peeples, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025 Your emotions will be especially fired up in the next two months, becoming more defensive, protective and triggered. — Kyle Thomas, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025 There are still emotions with it, so to be able to play and do that, there’s some gains to be made there. — David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2025

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